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Trailer Quick Tip: Humility
The gameplay trailer for The Mortician's Tale does something that's easy to overlook. It humbly represents the game. In this quick-tip, we look at that approach, how to glean from it.
Oct. 31, 2017
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GameStop to offer in-store game rentals with new PowerPass subscription
GameStop is officially launching an in-store rental service that turns its stagnant stock of used games into a rental library and a potential new source of income.
Oct. 30, 2017
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Get a job: iGotcha Studios is hiring a Tools Developer
iGotcha Studios is seeking a passionate programmer to join its Stockholm-based studio as a Tools Developer.
Oct. 30, 2017
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Devs can now peruse the talks and data from Twitch's inaugural Dev Day
This month Twitch took a swing at hosting a Developer Day ahead of its annual TwitchCon event, and now the fruits of that labor are available online for curious devs to peruse at their leisure.
Oct. 30, 2017
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Sales and profits up at Nintendo as the Switch continues to shine
Nintendo has released its financials for the six months ended September 30, 2017, and the Switch was once again the star of the show.
Oct. 30, 2017
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Video Game Deep Cuts: Mario's Half Million Daily Runs
Some of this week's article/video highlights include a tech breakdown of Super Mario Odyssey, a very solo Steam dev who's sold half a million copies, and the culture of 'daily runs' for games.
Oct. 30, 2017
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Apply now to be a GDC 2018 Conference Associate!
GDC is now accepting applications for the GDC 2018 Conference Associate program from now until December 22nd! Associates will receive a pass to the show in exchange for about 25 hours of work. Apply today!
Oct. 27, 2017
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Xbox publishing head: Single-player games aren't dead, just more complicated
"I do think the economics of taking a single-player game and telling a very high fidelity multi-hour story get a little more complicated," said Shannon Loftis.
Oct. 25, 2017
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Microsoft kills the Kinect as production shuts down
Microsoft has been winding down Kinect support for years, but it looks like the device has now officially been laid to rest.
Oct. 25, 2017
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Attend GDC 2018 and learn how to use (but not abuse) analytics in games
Registration is now open for Game Developers Conference 2018, and organizers are lining up some great talks -- including one from Kongregate's chief about the uses (and abuses) of analytics in games.
Oct. 25, 2017
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Starbreeze hands majority control of StarVR to Acer
The pair initially joined forces in May last year, with Acer offering to help Starbreeze design, manufacture, promote, market, and eventually sell the headset.
Oct. 24, 2017
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First batch of backward compatible Xbox games hit Xbox One tomorrow
Thirteen games for Microsoft’s original Xbox are included in that first release, playable both digitally and with physical discs.
Oct. 23, 2017